To speak of morals in art is to speak of legislature in sex. Art is the sex of the imagination.

It is also said of me that I now and then contradict myself. Yes, I improve wonderfully as time goes on.

It is the mark of a superior person that, left to themselves they are able endlessly to amuse, interest and entertain themselves out of their personal stock of meditations, ideas, criticisms, memories, philosophy, humor and what not.

Great drama is the souvenir of the adventure of a master among the pieces of his own soul.

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.

An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.